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US House finances Indonesian police, but turns down military aid
The US House of Representatives has agreed to provide 15 million dollars in aid to train Indonesia's police force, in Washington's latest move to revive links to Jakarta's armed forces.
The provision, designed to school police officers in counter-terrorism, was contained in a 55-billion-dollar supplemental budget bill that finances the US campaign against global terrorism.
But lawmakers declined to grant a request by the State Department for 15 million dollars to fund an Indonesian military rapid reaction force to tackle separatist violence.
The bill has yet to go before the Senate.
US-Indonesia defense ties were cut after Jakarta's military was implicated in human rights violations after East Timor voted for independence in 1999.
25/05/2002 15:00:20 | ABC Radio Australia News
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